For the seven seasons "Scandal" graced our TV screens, we had the opportunity to watch strong, diverse individuals take on life as best as they could. Created by Shonda Rhimes, "Scandal" followed Olivia Pope, a Washington D.C. fixer in a complicated relationship with the President of the United States.

If you watched it as religiously, you probably know a lot about Olivia Pope & Associates' world. However, there are quite a few facts you may not know about "Scandal" guaranteed to leave you more obsessed with the show than ever.

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The cast didn't fully know what was going to happen until the episode airs.

Olivia Pope is based on Monica Lewinsky's rep, Judy Smith.

Smith was also a "fixer."
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Having worked as George H. W. Bush's special assistant and deputy press secretary, held clients such as Lewinsky and Michael Vick, and worked for companies like Wal-Mart and Union Pacific, Smith has plenty of experience as a fixer. According to Fortune, she served as co-executive producer, alongside Shonda Rhimes, on "Scandal."

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Guillermo Diaz, who plays Huck, is apparently the least similar to his on-screen character.

Bellamy Young told Hollywood Reporter, "Rhimes said, 'It'll probably be like a three-episode arc.' I was a little deflated because I didn't want to leave but was happy to have three episodes. Then, they just started writing more nuanced, beautiful, amazing and a juicy mess of stuff for me to play. I really enjoy the friction that Mellie can be in the situation. The writers around episode four started to say, "We want to write a scene for Olivia and Mellie."

Young went on to play the part of Mellie all the way to the Oval Office.

Scott Foley, a.k.a Jake Ballard, used to be married to Jennifer Garner.

Foley and Garner were married for two years.
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Way before Ben Affleck was in Garner's life, she was married to Foley for two years. The pair met on the set of "Felicity," and were together a total of five years. In 2013, Garner told Allure, "We were full-on grown-ups, but looking back I'm aware we did not know what hit us."

The show inspired a fashion line.

Based on Olivia's style of chunky wool coats and strong blazers, Washington and costume designer Lyn Paolo teamed up to create a "Scandal" inspired clothing line for The Limited.

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When Khandi Alexander was cast as Olivia's mom, she wasn't allowed to tell anyone what her role would be.

She had to keep her role secret.
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In typical Rhimes fashion, everything that could be kept secret was kept secret. Mental Floss reported that Khandi Alexander was cast as Olivia's mom, a character who had been presumed dead, without an audition, on one condition: she couldn't tell anyone who she was playing.

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Fitz and Olivia have a theme song.

"Scandal's" music supervisor told Billboard, "It applies to many moments over the years. It was introduced very early on and has been used as Fitz and Liv's love theme. I think it's iconic to the show."

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Rhimes cast a variety of actors who had appeared on her show "Grey's Anatomy."

Jeff Perry also plays Meredith's dad in "Grey's Anatomy."
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Most notably, both of Meredith Grey's parents, played by Jeff Perry and Kate Burton, were brought onto "Scandal" as Cyrus Beene and Sally Langston, respectively.